Arthur C. Clarke
16 December 1917 – 19 March 2008
Arthur C. Clarke was a British science-fiction writer and science writer. In 1945 he published a paper describing the use of geostationary satellites for global communications, and he later wrote novels including Childhood's End and Rendezvous with Rama. He co-wrote the screenplay for the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey and lived in Ceylon, later Sri Lanka, from 1956 until his death.
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Life events
Born into a farming family on the Somerset coast.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgWorked as a radar instructor and technician on the early ground-controlled approach landing system.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe article set out the use of satellites in geostationary orbit for worldwide radio communication.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgTook a first-class degree in mathematics and physics.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe novel, about an alien intervention in human history, established his reputation as a novelist.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe couple separated within months and divorced in 1964.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgSettled in Colombo, drawn by his interest in scuba diving, and remained there for the rest of his life.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgCo-wrote the screenplay with Stanley Kubrick and published a novel of the same title.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHonoured for services to literature; he was invested in Colombo in 2000.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgDied of respiratory complications at the age of 90.
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